Daniel Roth has introduced the Extra Plat Platinum, a restrained two-hand watch that places the revived brand’s double-ellipse case in one of watchmaking’s most demanding metals.
Measuring 38.6 by 35.5 mm and just 7.7 mm thick, it is a compact platinum dress watch built around proportion, surface detail and movement architecture rather than overt complication.
A white gold dial cut on a rose engine
The dial begins as a solid white gold plate before receiving a full pinstripe guilloché pattern by hand on a rose engine.
A gold minute track with a filet sauté border frames the display, while black decalque lettering keeps the typography crisp and deliberately quiet.
Calibre DR002 keeps the profile slim
Inside is the manufacture Calibre DR002, developed and assembled at La Fabrique du Temps Louis Vuitton under Michel Navas and Enrico Barbasini.
The hand-wound movement is only 3.1 mm thick, yet it runs at 4 Hz and delivers a 65-hour power reserve from 143 components and 21 jewels.
A variable-inertia balance with counterweights helps preserve efficiency in a calibre where every fraction of a millimetre matters.
Rounded hand finishing behind the sapphire back
The movement finishing is unusually involved, with more than 70 hand operations applied across the visible components.
Among the most telling details are the rounded internal angles, shaped in the bercé style with a cabron tool for a softer, more luminous bevel than standard straight anglage.
Platinum gives the double ellipse extra weight
Platinum adds physical presence to the Extra Plat without making the watch visually louder, though the metal is far harder on tools and slower to finish than gold.
Downturned lugs help the case sit close to the wrist, and the light tan calfskin strap gives warmth to the cool tone of the platinum case.
The Daniel Roth Extra Plat Platinum will be available from May 2026 at 65,000 CHF before taxes, positioning it squarely for collectors who value thinness, traditional dial work and disciplined finishing over spectacle.
